EA Sports has announced the cover athlete for NHL 26.
Gracing the cover for this year’s game will be Florida Panthers superstar, and two-time Stanley Cup champion, Matthew Tkachuk. Tkachuk is the first Florida Panthers player to be on the game’s cover since NHL 97 featured goaltender John Vanbiesbrouck.
In addition to the game’s cover athlete, it was also announced that the full NHL 26 reveal will take place on Wednesday, August 6. That’s when players will get the first trailer for the game along with features, release date, and other details about the upcoming game.
“A new chapter awaits,” the description for the reveal trailer says.
NHL 26 launches this fall for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. Other systems such as PC or Nintendo Switch 2 haven’t been announced, but that information should come as part of the full reveal on August 6.
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